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Bob Copeland (BA '89, Recreation & Leisure Studies; MA '91, Recreation & Leisure Studies), University of Waterloo's athletics director, was honoured by the U.S. Taylor Hooton Foundation, which acknowledges outstanding service in anti-doping education and in protecting young people from the dangers of performance-enhancing drugs.

BMO Financial Group intends to name Rob Prichard (Honourary LLD '02) as the next chairman.

The Globe and Mail featured "The rising stars of Toronto's young entrepreneurs scene", including: Rajah Lehal (BA '03, Philosophy) - Founder, Multiplicity Accelerator, Winston Mok (BASc '03, Computer Engineering) - Founder, Simply Good Technologies, and Aditya Shah (BASc '09, Systems Design) - Founder, Loose Button.

Daniel Lalonde (BMath '87, Math/Business - Info Systems) is president and CEO of Moët & Chandon, the world's leading champagne house owned by luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.

Jai Shah (BA '90, Chartered Accountancy Studies/PPAS; MACC '90, Accounting) is vice president of finance, retail/wholesale at Masco Corporation in Michigan, one of the world's leading manufacturers of home improvement and building products. He also represents businesses in Michigan on the state's Talent Investment Board.

Architect Melana Janzen (BES '99, Pre-professional Architecture; MARCH '04, Architecture) discusses the twenty-first century urban loft-style home she and her partner, John McMinn, designed for a client in a suburban Mississauga neighborhood.

The Women's Executive Network (WXN) recipients of 2011 Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards include the following alumnae: Margaret Atwood (D.LITT. '85, Honourary Doctor of Letters), Catherine Boivie (BMath '72), Lesley Conway (BES '83, Urban & Regional Planning), Michelle DiEmanuele (BA '87, Political Science), Cindy Forbes (BMath '79, Actuarial Science), Roberta Jamieson (LL.D.

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has named George Ross (BES '82, Environmental Studies) as Deputy Minister of Northern Development and Mines, and Scott Thompson (BES '82, Urban & Regional Planning) as Deputy Minister, Policy and Delivery, Cabinet Office.

David Saunders (BES '02, Geography) will start as the new director of public infrastructure for Huntsville, Ontario, on January 16, 2012.

Currently an associate editor for MIS Quarterly, Ron Thompson (BMath '80) will take on senior editor duties for a three-year term starting in January. He is also on the editorial board of the Journal of AIS, and co-authored the textbook Information Technology and Management.